Steven Patrick Morrissey, generally called as Morrissey, is a british singer and lyricist. He was born in Davyhulme, Greater Manchester on May 22, 1959.
He was the lead singer of The Smiths, one of the most powerful alternative bands in the 1980s. The band broken up in 1987 and Morrissey began a flourishing solo career.
Morrissey is often well-known as one of the key pop lyricists of his generation, with many following artists hailing his influence. Themes on which he has touched include child murder, gang violence, domestic violence, prostitution, racism, drug use, homosexuality, disability, assassination, and terrorism. Unrequited love and a festivity of the outsider are a constant theme throughout his work.
His first solo album was launched in 1988 and was entitled Viva hate. It was followed by Bona Drag (1990), Kill Uncle (1991), the Mick Ronson-produced Your Arsenal (1992), a live album Beethoven Was Deaf (1993), Vauxhall and I (1994), Southpaw Grammar (1995) and Maladjusted (1997).
Morrissey also recorded a one-off single with the singer Siouxsie : they both sang in duet on Interlude.
A age of musical immobility followed in the late 90s and early 2000s, which was due to breakdown in finding a appropriate label, according to a 2004 meeting with Jools Holland. After seven years without a new album launch, You Are the Quarry was launched on May 17, 2004 (but one day later in the USA). The first single, Irish Blood, English Heart, was launched globally on May 10, 2004. The single arrived at number three in its first week of sales in the UK singles chart.
He was the lead singer of The Smiths, one of the most powerful alternative bands in the 1980s. The band broken up in 1987 and Morrissey began a flourishing solo career.
Morrissey is often well-known as one of the key pop lyricists of his generation, with many following artists hailing his influence. Themes on which he has touched include child murder, gang violence, domestic violence, prostitution, racism, drug use, homosexuality, disability, assassination, and terrorism. Unrequited love and a festivity of the outsider are a constant theme throughout his work.
His first solo album was launched in 1988 and was entitled Viva hate. It was followed by Bona Drag (1990), Kill Uncle (1991), the Mick Ronson-produced Your Arsenal (1992), a live album Beethoven Was Deaf (1993), Vauxhall and I (1994), Southpaw Grammar (1995) and Maladjusted (1997).
Morrissey also recorded a one-off single with the singer Siouxsie : they both sang in duet on Interlude.
A age of musical immobility followed in the late 90s and early 2000s, which was due to breakdown in finding a appropriate label, according to a 2004 meeting with Jools Holland. After seven years without a new album launch, You Are the Quarry was launched on May 17, 2004 (but one day later in the USA). The first single, Irish Blood, English Heart, was launched globally on May 10, 2004. The single arrived at number three in its first week of sales in the UK singles chart.
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